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''The Standard School Broadcast'' was a weekly educational radio program that went on the air in 1928 and promoted music appreciation for students in the western United States. It was the oldest educational radio program in America. Based in San Francisco, California, the series was carried on NBC radio stations and via syndication. ''The Standard School Broadcast'' was devoted to music and American history. Carmen Dragon was music director of the programs for many years. The program's sponsor, Standard Oil of California, was honored with a Peabody Award for the series in 1958. In 1975, the program received the Peabody Institutional Award "for 47 years of continuous educational radio service". ==History== ''The Standard School Broadcast'' began in October 1928 and was first heard in 72 schools via the NBC Pacific Network. Predating the comparable CBS Radio series ''The American School of the Air'', it was the oldest educational radio program in the United States.〔 The series presented hundreds of topics including the science of music, music as drama, and non-classical forms including jazz and folk. Guests ranged from Dorothy Warenskjold to Louis Armstrong.〔 It evolved from a simple lecture program accompanied by a string trio into a program that combined concert hall, stage and documentary, with a symphony orchestra conducted by Carmen Dragon and a cast of professional performers.〔 ''The Standard School Broadcast'' was a companion to the classical music radio program, ''The Standard Hour''. Both were sponsored by Standard Oil of California. ''The Standard School Broadcast'' ran on NBC radio〔Dunning, John, ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio''. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1998 ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3 hardcover; revised edition of ''Tune In Yesterday'' (1976)〕 and, later, in syndication on the West Coast.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Standard School Broadcast )〕 A 1943 brochure shows that the programs were carried on KPO in San Francisco, KFI in Los Angeles, KMJ in Fresno, KGW in Portland, Oregon, KOMO in Seattle, Washington, KHQ in Spokane, Washington, KMED in Medford, Oregon, KDYL in Salt Lake City, Utah, KTAR in Phoenix, Arizona, KGLU in Safford, Arizona, KVOA in Tucson, Arizona, and KYUM in Yuma, Arizona, on Thursday at 10 a.m. Pacific time and 11 a.m. Mountain time. At that time, Carl Kalesch was the music director for the programs and John Grover was the announcer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=This Hour Is Yours: Signature Theme of The Standard Hour and the Standard School Broadcast )〕 The theme music for ''The Standard School Broadcast,'' as well as ''The Standard Hour,'' was "This Hour Is Yours". The theme was composed by Julius Haug, a violinist in the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.〔 "It was simple theme music, 45 seconds long," wrote radio historian John Dunning, "and listeners who loved it and requested 'the entire piece' were surprised when told there was no more."〔 For many years, the broadcasts originated from NBC's largest radio studio in San Francisco. in the building which housed the network's KPO (later renamed KNBC and then KNBR).〔. Retrieved 2014-07-19.〕 Besides John Grover, announcers for the broadcasts included Hale Sparks and Fred Jorgenson. Many of the programs were preserved on transcription discs or magnetic tape.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Standard School Broadcast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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